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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 4-18-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 





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Giants Plate 13 on Friday the 13th

Ryan Reckley (2022 IFA - The Bahamas - $2.2M signing bonus) tripled and scored, walked and scored, and drilled an RBI single, Onil Perez laced two run-scoring singles and collected three RBI, Anyesper Sivira drove-in three runs with a two-run double and an RBI GO, Jean Pena walked and scored three times and smacked an RBI single, and P. J. Hilson singled and scored twice, leading the Giants to a 13-2 drubbing of the Cubs in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Friday morning at the Papago Park Complex in Phoenix, AZ.   

Cubs batters struck out twelve times, and Cubs pitchers issued 14 walks. 

David Bote played second-base for four innings and was the middle-man on a snappy inning-ending 6-4-3 DP in the bottom of the 2nd, before switching to DH in the 5th. He went 1-3 at the plate (struck out looking, then an F-7 to the warning track, and finally a 6-3 GO with 17-year old hot-shot SS Ryan Reckley showing off his plus range, glove, and arm to nip Bote at 1st base).   

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only):  
CUBS LINEUP:
1. Rafael Morel, 3B: 0-4 (K, K, L-7, K) 
2. Cristian Hernandez, SS: 1-4 (F-7, F-7, 1B, K) 
3. David Bote, 2B-DH: 0-3 (K, F-7, 6-3)
4. Moises Ballesteros, DH #1: 0-3 (P-2, K, K) 
5. Josue Huma, 1B: 1-3 (1B, K, 4-3)
6. Carlos Morfa, RF: 0-3 (K, K, 5-3)
7a. Dilan Granadillo, C: 0-2 (4-3, 4-3) 
7b. Ronnier Quintero, C: 0-1 (K) 
8a. Frank Hernandez, DH #2: 2-2 (1B, 1B, R) 
8b. Wally Soto, PH: 0-1 (3-U) 
9. Cristian More, CF: 1-2 (1B, F-7, BB, R) 
10. Christian Olivo, DH-2B: 1-3 (1B, 1-3, K, RBI) 
11. Anderson Suriel, LF: 0-2 (F-7, 5-3, HBP) 

CUBS PITCHERS
1. Marino Santy: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 2 K, 1 BALK, 1 PO, 1 GIDP, 3/1 GO/AO, 48 pitches (26 strikes) 
2. Oliver Roque: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 1 BALK, 0/1 GO/AO, 23 pitches (10 strikes) 
3. Tomy Sanchez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 3 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 41 pitches (20 strikes) 
4. Cristian Rojas: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GO/AO, 24 pitches (15 strikes) 
5. Joel Sierra: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2/0 GO/AO, 41 pitches (20 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: 3 
1. LF Anderson Suriel: E-7 (overran line drive single allowing batter to advance to 2nd base)
2. RF Carlos Morfa: E-9 (bloop single bounced off glove and bounded away allowing batter to reach 3rd base)   
3. C Ronnier Quintero: E-2 (errant throw to 1st base allowed batter to reach base safely) 

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE
1. Dilan Granadillo: 0-1 CS, 1 PB 
2. Ronnier Quintero: 1 E (see above) 

CUBS OUTFIELD ASSIST
LF Anderson Suriel - batter thrown out 7-4 attempting to stretch single into double 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's 

ATTENDANCE: 8 

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If the Cubs were to make another significant trade deadline deal with the Giants in 2022, I would expect them to target Ryan Reckley. He is the real deal. 

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In reply to by crunch

CRUNCH: Bote has changed his swing.

Probably as a result of his left shoulder injury, he no longer buggy-whips the bat by letting go of the bat with his right hand and finishing with his left hand only on the bat. He is keeping his right hand on the bat through the completion of the swing, which means a right toe pivot and greater rotation of his hips and lower body with the swing. I don't know how it will work out long-term, but it is something different.

He looks to be 100% healthy at the plate, in the field, and running the bases. 

He is scheduled to remain at EXST through next week, and then he will go to Iowa for two weeks. 

Recent comments

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

    Does Brennan Davis get shown the door? I know it's too early for that, but these injuries are crunching the roster of a 12-7 team playoff demands and BDavis isn't going to help anytime soon.

    Someone has to go to add Peralta. And Canario isn't going to get to play everyday regardless of RHers or LHers. Neither is Tauchman. Also don't see PCA getting a chance over Peralta.

    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

    5 INF: Busch, Nico, Dansby, Morel, Madrigal

    Little short on OF depth but two injuries will do that  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    I have had the pleasure of watching some of the young A's pitchers lately (first Joe Boyle the last day of Minor League Spring Training in March, and more recently Luis Morales last week and Steven Echavarria yesterday at Extended Spring Training), and it reminds me of the Miami Marlins a couple of years ago. A really nice collection of young pitchers. It will be interesting to see what the A's will get for two years of ex-Cub Paul Blackburn at the Trade Deadline (there should be a robust market for Blackburn). 

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

    MB needs some talent infusion!

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Probably the only reason David Peralta is still in the organization (he is at AAA Iowa) is to be available in case anything bad were to happen to Ian Happ (which it just did). So if Happ needs to go on the IL, the Cubs can select Peralta to play LF, DFA Wisdom (and hope he and what remains of his $2.725M salary gets claimed off waivers), and recall Mervis to platoon at DH with Cooper (with Canario / Tauchman sharing RF), at least until Suzuki and Happ are back...

     

  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

  • crunch (view)

    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

    Just a difference of opinion

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    I don’t see Tauchman as a weak link in any position. He simply adds his value in a different way.

    I don’t know that we gain much by putting him in the outfield - Happ, Bellinger and Suzuki and Tauchman all field their positions well. If you’re looking for Taucnman’s kind of AB in a particular game I don’t see why it can’t come from DH.